On May 9 this year, a C-17 landed 1,000 feet short of the runway at Dover Air Force Base. Investigations by Air Mobility Command found that crew inexperience and fatigue were the main causes.
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Category: Air Force
Romanian Air Force C-27J to use new firefighting system
Alenia Aermacchi has come up with a new firefighting system that will go into service with Romanian Air Force’s C-27Js.
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Moseley still calling for more F-22s
Former U.S Air Force chief of staff Michael Moseley has not given up the fight to have more F-22s for the service.
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Philippine Air Force UH-1 crashed in Leyte
A Philippine Air Force UH-1 helicopter crashed off Leyte on Friday afternoon. Six military personnel and two civilians were injured.
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America’s next bomber could cost $810 million apiece
Calculations by three defense analysts estimate the new U.S. Air Force bomber would cost as much as $810 million apiece in this year’s dollars.
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